Amazon Alexa
Regardless of which service provider you choose; both services will provide you and your loved ones with extra protection and safety and peace of mind. If you don’t choose My SOS Family then choose Ask My Buddy as both organisations are trusted , secure and reliable.
VERSUS AMAZON ALEXA MESSAGING
Compared to Amazon Alexa’s standard calling or messaging features using either My SOS Family or Ask My Buddy is better as they both provide better coverage as contacts do not need to have Apps, Smartphones or Data and WIFI.
WHO CAME FIRST?
My SOS Family started with Emergency SOS devices in 2014 and then moved into Apps in 2015, in 2016 My SOS Family created TeleCare services linked to basic phones and then in 2017 the My SOS Family Alexa Skill, Ask My Buddy started with the Alexa Skill in 2015.
ARE BOTH SERVICES THE SAME?
Yes and no, yes in terms of both will call and text your emergency contacts and therefore both get the alert out and that’s where the similarities stop, the rest of the differences are down to the features each one provides and the benefit to you and your family.
WHICH ONE IS BETTER VALUE FOR MONEY?
I know this sounds like a cop-out but it’s down to how you feel about each feature and the benefits you and your family will get the best out of , whilst My SOS Family has lots of features and you get the App and home phone system free with the Skill, if you’re never going to use the others then just compare the core Alexa features of both only, you can’t go wrong choosing either one.
WHICH COUNTRIES DOES ASK MY BUDDY AND MY SOS FAMILY WORK IN.
Both skills work in USA, UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland.
WHO HAS MORE CUSTOMERS?
Adding the Apple App, Android App, Basic Phone users and Alexa users My SOS Family has more overall users, but if you just look at Alexa users then Ask My Buddy has more users.
MY SOS FAMILY AND ASK MY BUDDY FEATURES COMPARED.
FEATURES COMPARISON | ASK MY BUDDY | MY SOS FAMILY |
1. SEND SMS ALERTS ( INTERNATIONAL ) | YES | YES |
2. PHONE CALL ALERTS (INTERNATIONAL) | YES | YES |
3. EMAIL ALERTS | YES | YES |
4. ALLOW CURIOSITY TESTING WITHOUT TRIGGERING ALERTS (CHECK IF SYSTEM WORKING) | | YES |
5. SHORT-CUT PHRASE TO SEND ALERTS FAST TO ALL SOS CONTACTS | YES | YES |
6. SEND AN ALERT TO A SINGLE SOS CONTACT | YES | |
7. AUTOMATED STAGGERED SOS ALERTS / PRIORITY SOS CONTACTS | | YES |
8. SMART TWO-WAY SOS CONTACT FEATURES | | YES |
9. INFORM THE USER THE SOS ALERT HAS BEEN SEEN BY SOS CONTACT | | YES |
10. GROUP MESSAGING BETWEEN SOS CONTACTS TO UPDATE ON SITUATION | | YES |
11. SOS COUNTDOWN TIMER WORKS WITHOUT WIFI OR IF POWER OUTAGE | | YES |
12. CHECK-IN UTILITY | | YES |
13. BACK-UP ALERT SYSTEM USING LANDLINE, BASIC CELL PHONE OR APP | | YES |
14. FREE MOBILE SOS APP TOR USE OUTDOORS | | YES |
15. UNLIMITED CONTACTS (REPEAT IF NEEDED) | | YES |
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Always trust your instinct and gut. To remain unbiased we recommend trying both as they both provide free trials and see which one will work for you and your family. Once you test both, if you still cannot choose between them then flip a coin and let God decide.
If you want to know a little more about My SOS Family Skill then click here or select it from the top menu.